diff --git a/IkiWiki/Plugin/git.pm b/IkiWiki/Plugin/git.pm
index 3248f9d8f..c9378af87 100644
--- a/IkiWiki/Plugin/git.pm
+++ b/IkiWiki/Plugin/git.pm
@@ -1038,10 +1038,6 @@ sub rcs_preprevert ($) {
 		my $failure;
 		my @ret;
 		eval {
-			IkiWiki::disable_commit_hook();
-			push @undo, sub {
-				IkiWiki::enable_commit_hook();
-			};
 			my $branch = "ikiwiki_revert_${sha1}"; # supposed to be unique
 
 			push @undo, sub {
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 92d1b5697..7eb10caf3 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ ikiwiki (3.20161229.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * git: Attribute reverts to the user doing the revert, not the wiki
     itself.
+  * git: Do not disable the commit hook while preparing a revert.
 
  -- Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org>  Thu, 29 Dec 2016 20:35:51 +0000